NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C.

Surgical Physician Assistant · Bullhead City, AZ

Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C. is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Bullhead City, Arizona, and NPI 1447687942, issued on Sep 30, 2013. Check the license (Arizona 5525, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447687942
Name
Benjamin B. Dexter
Credential
P.A.-C.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
5525 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ 86442
Phone
(928) 758-1175
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(928) 758-5191
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161220000129); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2000 Highway 95

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robert Lock, II, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1043287253
  2. Blake Stamper, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1225003700

Verify Benjamin B. Dexter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Benjamin Dexter31
  2. Specialty average304

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $155.15

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Dexter$155.15
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin B. Dexter among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona

Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C. is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2015 among the 270 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Arizona

There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Randy Chadwell, PABullhead City, AZ 864421295838605
  2. Edward Bradshaw, PA-CLake Havasu City, AZ 864031235192774
  3. Margaret Holmes, P.A.-C.Lake Havasu City, AZ 864031104895655
  4. Jeannine Paquette, P.A.Cottonwood, AZ 863261255458469
  5. Corey Sonnett, PA-CCottonwood, AZ 863261205153699
  6. Joey Clayton, PA-CPrescott Valley, AZ 863141366734220
  7. Brian Allshouse, PA-CPrescott, AZ 863011801823372
  8. Katlyn Biondo, PA-CPrescott, AZ 863011669122099

Common questions

What is Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C.'s NPI number?

Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447687942, issued on Sep 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ, 86442. Phone: (928) 758-1175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 5525, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin B. Dexter, P.A.-C.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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